Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
34.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 22 groups
All-time high
34.4%
in 2024
All-time low
12.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 12.4 %2001: 12.9 %2002: 13.3 %2003: 13.8 %2004: 14 %2005: 14.7 %2006: 15.5 %2007: 16.5 %2008: 17.1 %2009: 19.8 %2010: 20 %2011: 20.7 %2012: 22.1 %2013: 25.6 %2014: 27.2 %2015: 28.3 %2016: 28.6 %2017: 29.4 %2018: 31.6 %2019: 32 %2020: 32.3 %2021: 32.7 %2022: 34.1 %2023: 34.4 %2024: 34.4 %2025: 34.4 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 34.4% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 12.4%
2001 12.9% +3.6%
2002 13.3% +3.2%
2003 13.8% +4.0%
2004 14.0% +1.8%
2005 14.7% +4.4%
2006 15.5% +5.6%
2007 16.5% +6.6%
2008 17.1% +3.9%
2009 19.8% +15.3%
2010 20.0% +1.3%
2011 20.7% +3.5%
2012 22.1% +6.4%
2013 25.6% +16.0%
2014 27.2% +6.3%
2015 28.3% +4.1%
2016 28.6% +0.9%
2017 29.4% +2.7%
2018 31.6% +7.7%
2019 32.0% +1.2%
2020 32.3% +1.1%
2021 32.7% +1.1%
2022 34.1% +4.2%
2023 34.4% +0.9%
2024 34.4% +0.0%
2025 34.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.0% 12.4% 19.8% 10
2010s 26.5% 20.0% 32.0% 10
2020s 33.7% 32.3% 34.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 34.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
223 places, 5,798 data points, 2000–2025
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